Mailing-carton.



Patented Mar. 20, 1917.

INVE/VTUR I I Frifz EUHmark WITNESSES A TTOR/VEYS m: uomus PETERS cu.Puom-u-mo wnsumcmn. n, c.

mm E. UTTMAftK, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

MAILING-CARTON.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented lflal', 20, 1917.

Application filed May 12, 1916. Seria1No. 97,002. V

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, FRITZv E. UT'rMAeK,

V a subject of the King of Sweden, and a resident ofthe city of NewYork, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York,have invented a new and Improved Mailing-Carton, of which the followingis a full, clear, and exact description.

Among the principal objects which the present invention has 1n view are:to provide a resilient frame for absorbing blows incident totraffiqwhich otherwise would be imparted to the contents of the carton;to

provide a spiral wire frame adapted to be collapsed within confined limts; to provide -a frame of the character mentloned with a permanentbottom P and aremovable top covering, to provide a top covering arrangedto form a hinge member in conjunction with one of the 'convolutions ofthe wire frame; to form integrally with the said cover, a guidingla'tchhead; to provide a ering having a permanently closed end and atemporarily closed end concealing said cover; and toprovide a mechanicalfastening for-said temporarily "closed end and mens integrally formedwith said cover for operating as an address tag.

Drawings.

Figure 1 is a perspective view, showing a carton constructed andarranged in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sec-tion thereof;

Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the fabric covering, with which thecarton is provided;

structed in accordance with the present in-.

vention are employedchiefly for the transshipment of glassware, or ofarticles of similar character dependent to 'a smaller or larger degreeupon some protective means for absorbing the shock of a blow liable tobe imparted thereto in transportation. To

this end, the carton is providedwith a frame formed from a spiralspringwire 9. The

' tension 14 isscored V V i be understood that'the .inetal forming thefabric covering for the said frame, said covcoil is cut to any suitablelength and has rigidly secured at one end thereof, to close the centralspace'of the said coil, a disk 10. The disk 10 may beconstructed frompasteboard or any other suitable material, and is fastened to the coilby means of loops 11. The upper end of the frame formed by the wire 9 isnormally closed by a pivoted cover cap '12. i

The cap 12 is preferably constructed of sheet metal, for the formationof which a blank, such as shown in Fig. 4 is provided. The disk-likebody 13 of the cover'cap'has integrally formed therewith extensions 14and 15. The extension 14 is shaped to form an inclined apron or guide,which passing over the free. end section 16 of the frame and the wire 9thereof, permits the introduction of said section within a recess formedby the bend 17 in the neck 18 of the extension 14. To form the bend,.themetal forming the exon the lines vl9. It will cap 12, is of as light agrade" as is found desirable. f

The extension 15 has a reduced end, which n will pass through a slot 20formed in the body 13, as best shown in Fig. ofthe draw? ings. It willbe understood that prior to passing the reduced end of the extension 15through theslot 20', the extension 15 is wrappedunder and bent aroundthe topmost convolutionof the spiral formed by the Wire 9. In servicethe elongated reduced end of most convolution andthe' convolutionadjacent thereto, to' rest "within the last -mentioned convolution, toform'a rest forthe said extension, which thereafter operates as a slightspring tolift the cap :12, when the I ings, one end of the envelop 21 isprovided with a series of flaps 22. 7 These in service are folded oneupon the other tofiform a multiple ply pad 23,'which is shown best inFig.2 of the drawings. This padis particthe extension 15 is passedbetween the upper V department thereof.

ularly useful if the carton and article contained therein are dropped soas to strike bottom end down. In this contingency, the shock is absorbedby the said pad and the breakage of the contents of the carton whichmight otherwise ensue, is thereby pre- "ented.

The opposite end of the tubular envelop 21 is provided with foldingflaps 24, which are oppositely disposed with the purpose to superposeone over the other. Diametrically opposite to the flaps 2:1, is a tab 25and a tag 26. The tab 25 is provided with a T-shaped slot 27, as seenbest in Fi g. 3 of the drawings.

The slot 27 may be opened to its full extent to receive the tag 26. Thetag 26 has a reduced neck 28, the width whereof corresponds with thewidth of the cross head 29 of the slot 27. When the tag 26 is passedthrough the slot 27 and is drawn home, the neck 28 rests within thecross head 29 of the slot 27, while the extended sides of the tagoverhang the edges of the tab 25 beyond the ends of the cross head 29.

The tag 26 is constructed of any material suited to receive thereon awritten address and a postage stamp 30. When thus arranged, it will beobserved a package, such as provided by the carton may be sent throughthe mails and by the parcel post It will be observed that provision isthus made whereby the carton is secured in such manner as to permit theauthorities to open the same without destroying the carton or package.

0 Zaz'ms.

V 1. A carton comprising a hollow frame constructed from an elongatedwire coil; an end closure disk permanently attached to the convolutionof said coil at one end thereof; and a removable cover for said framepivotally attached to the end convolution of said coil having a springlatch to operatively hold the end convolution of said coil upon whichsaid cover is pivotally mounted, and at the opposite side thereof.

2. A carton comprising a resilient hollow tube, said tube being bendablesidewise and compressible lengthwise; an end closure disk permanentlyattached at one end of said tube; and a removable cover for said tubepivotally connected therewith at the opposite end thereof.

3. A carton comprising a resilient hollow tube, said tube being bendablesidewise and compressible lengthwise; an end closure disk permanentlyattached at one end of said tube; a removable cover for said tubepivotally connected therewith at the opposite end thereof; and means forremovably locking said cover in closed position on said tube.

4:. A carton comprising a resilient, c0m

pressible hollow frame; an end closure disk permanently attached at oneend of said frame; a removable cover for said frame pivotally connectedthereto; and a pliable cover for said frame, said cover beingpermanently closed over one end of said frame and temporarily closed andmechanically held over the other end of said frame.

5. A carton comprising a resilient, compressible hollow frame; an endclosure disk permanently attached at one end of said frame; a removablecover for said frame pivotally connected thereto; a pliable cover forsaid frame, said cover being permanently closed over one end of saidframe; a cover tab having a longitudinally disposed slot formed therein;and a locking member having a constricted neck portion and a widened tagportion adj acent said neck portion to extend beyond the edges of saidslot.

6. A carton comprising a hollow frame constructed from an elongated wirecoil; an end closure disk permanently attached to the convolution ofsaid coil at one end thereof; a removable cover for said frame pivotallyattached to the end convolution of said coil having a spring latch toopera tively engage the end convolution of said coil upon which saidcover is pivotally mounted, and at the opposite side thereof; and apliable cover for said frame, said cover being permanently closed overone end of said frame and temporarily closed and. mechanically held overthe other end of said frame.

7. A carton comprising a hollow frame constructed from an elongated wirecoil; an end closure disk permanently attached to the convolution ofsaid coil at one end thereof;

a removable cover for said frame pivotally. attached to the endconvolution of said" coil having a spring latch to operatively engagethe end convolution of said coil upon which said cover is pivotallymounted, and at the opposite side thereof; a pliable cover for saidframe, said cover being permanently closed over one end of said frame; acover tab having a longitudinally disposed slot formed therein; and anaddress tag for said carton having a constricted neck portion adapted torest within said slot to lock said tab in position to close the end ofsaid frame.

8. A carton comprising a hollow frame constructed from an elongated wirecoil; an.

end closure disk permanently attached to the convolution of said coil atone end thereof; a removable cover for said frame pivotally attached tothe end convolution of said coil having a spring latch to operativelyengage the end convolution of said coil upon which said cover ispivotally mounted, and at the opposite side thereof; a pliable cover forsaid frame, said cover being permanently closed over one end of saidframe;

a cover tab havinga longitudinally disposed 7 In Witness whereof I havesigned my slot formed therein; and an address tag for said carton havinga constricted neck portion adapted to rest Within said slot to lock saidtab in position to close the end of said frame, said tag being formedintegrally with said cover. 7

two subscribing Witnesses. 1

FRITZ E. UTTMARK. Witnesses:

E. F. MURDOCK, PHILLP D. ROLLHAUS.

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